Premier League 08 / 09 In Numbers

[bkkjames]

Danny Murphy's penalties to Rob Styles' red cards: The Premier League season in 100 numbers• Each of the Fulham midfielder's five goals came from the spot

guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 May 2009 09.46 BST Article history

942 – The final goal tally was the second lowest in Premier League history.

14 – Manchester United set a new record of 14 consecutive clean sheets between November 2008 and February 2009.

167 – There have been 167 headed goals scored this season.

22 – Liverpool have recouped the most points from losing positions this season.

23 – Sunderland dropped the most points from winning positions this season.

31 – There were just 31 goals scored at White Hart lane – fewer than at any other stadium.

59 – The Hawthorns saw more goals than any other this season.

117 – Kevin Davies conceded the most fouls this season. He has topped this ranking in five of the last six seasons.

5 - Danny Murphy has scored five goals this season – all penalties.

37 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 37 goals in his last 33 league games at Old Trafford.

100 – Kanu made his 100th appearance as a substitute in the Premier League when he came off the bench away at Blackburn on May 9, becoming the first player to reach this landmark.

100 – Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and Emile Heskey all scored their 100th Premier League goals this season to make it 16 players to reach this landmark.

11 – Chelsea set a new Premier League record of 11 consecutive away wins between April and December 2008.

248 – Chelsea fired in the most shots on target this season.

566 – Hull committed the most fouls in the division.

73 & 5 – Stoke City picked up the most cards – 73 yellow and five red.

24 – Manchester United kept the most clean sheets.

50 – United had the best home record picking up 50 points.

44 – Chelsea had the best away record winning 44 points.

57 – Frank Lampard had more shots on target than any other player.

10 – Lampard and Robin van Persie were joint-top of the assists ranking.

167 – Lee Cattermole made 167 tackles during the season – a league high.

14 – Marouane Fellaini picked up the most yellow cards in the top flight.

7 – Seven players were sent off twice in this season's campaign.

80% - Mark Schwarzer of Fulham was the league's best shot-stopper saving 80% of shots on target faced.

149 – Jussi Jaaskelainen made more saves than any other goalkeeper.

6-0 – Man City's win over Portsmouth at home was the season's biggest winning margin.

7 – Peter Crouch scored more headed goals than any other player.

18% – Headed goals accounted for 18% of all strikes this season.

1 – Middlesbrough scored fewer headed goals than any other team.

7 – Bolton conceded more headed goals than any other side.

19% – of the goals Arsenal conceded came from outside the box – the highest proportion in the top flight.

20 – Hull took 20 points from their opening nine games but just 15 from their last 29 matches.

22% - Bolton scored the highest percentage of goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches.

36% - Middlesbrough scored the highest percentage of goals in the final 15 minutes of games.

10 – Hull scored the most goals from corners.

9 – Newcastle gave away a league high nine penalties in 2008-09.

8 – The Magpies also had eight red cards shown to their players – a division high.

34 – Manchester City have used more players than any other team in the league this season.

21 – Aston Villa have called upon the least amount of players in the league this season.

7 – Blackburn won a joint-high seven penalties along with Man City.

3 – Blackburn missed three penalties – more than any other team.

10 – Bolton scored 10 goals from free-kicks – the most in the division.

51% – Hull scored the highest percentage of their goals from set plays.

20% – Spurs scored the lowest percentage of goals from set pieces.

12 – Hull conceded 12 goals from corners – a league high.

38% – Everton conceded the highest proportion of goals from set-plays.

21% – Fulham conceded the lowest percentage of goals from set-plays .

11.5% – Around one in every nine goals scored was netted by a substitute.

9 – Spurs, Manchester United and Liverpool all had nine goals scored by substitutes – a joint-league high.

61 – Aston Villa used the fewest substitutes.

109 – Hull, Stoke and Liverpool made the most substitutions.

6 – Cristiano Ronaldo scored six goals from outside the box – more than any other player.

26 – Manchester United have used the most number of players as substitutes.

4 – Bolton have had more players featuring in every game of the season than any other side.

3 – Liverpool have the most players who have accrued 10 or more goals this season.

5 – Newcastle used the most penalty takers this season.

5 – Sunderland only had five players who scored more than once this season.

7 –Liverpool had more opponents sent -off than any other side in the top division.

29 – The opposition hit the woodwork more often against Hull than any other team.

345 – English players scored 345 goals in 2008-09, accounting for just 37% of goals.

15% – Aston Villa were the league's most clinical teams scoring with 15% of their shots.

8% – Wigan had the worst conversion rate in the top division.

81% - Chelsea were the most accurate passers this term.

337 – Stoke took the most long throw ins.

267 – Rory Delap took 189 more long throws than any other player.

9 – Stoke scored the most goals from throw-in situations.

33% - One third of all goals scored this season came from set-plays.

8 – Eight different Liverpool players scored with shots from outside the box.

0 – Liverpool were the only team not to suffer a home defeat in the Premier League .

13 – Spurs picked up the most points in London derbies this season.

8 – West Ham picked up the fewest in capital clashes.

30 – Liverpool garnered 30 points against their north west rivals.

1 – Bolton won just one match against another team from the north west.

8 – Sunderland took the most points in north east derbies.

77 – Liverpool were the league's top scorers with 77 goals.

83 – Shaun Wright-Phillips made more successful dribbles than anyone else.

4 – Anton Ferdinand and Hermann Hreidarsson both received four yellow cards for dissent, more than any other players in the year the FA's 'Respect' campaign was launched.

10 – Stoke have collected only 10 of their 45 points on the road this season.

5 – Aston Villa have benefited from five own goals this season – more than any other team in the division.

6 – Jamie Carragher and Richard Dunne now hold the Premier League record for own goals with six apiece.

6 – Middlesbrough scored six own goals – more than any other team.

24 – Gareth Bale has played 24 league games for Spurs and never been on the winning side.

86 – Liverpool's total of 86 points is their best ever haul in Premier League history.

2 – Liverpool became the first team in top-flight history to lose only two games and not win the title.

63 – Spurs have not won away at any of the big four since August 1993 – a run of 63 games.

86 – Liverpool's tally of 86 points is the highest of any team not winning the league in a 38-game Premier League season.

10 – It is 10 seasons since the Premier League top-scorer ended the campaign with fewer than 20 goals.

82 – Stewart Downing had more shots (including blocked attempts) than any other player who did not score.

110 – Liverpool allowed their opponents fewer shots on target than any other team.

141 – Arsenal caught more opponents offside than any other team.

141 – Hull were flagged offside more than any other team.

61 – Djibril Cisse was caught offside more than any other player.

6 – Six players scored hat-tricks this season.

4 – Andrey Arshavin was the first player to score four goals in a Premier League and not end on the winning side.

13 – Mike Dean awarded more penalties than any other referee.

8 – Mike Dean sent off more players than any other official.

63 – There were 63 red cards shown this season.

13.5 – Mark Halsey was the league's most lenient official, showing a card on average for every 13.5 fouls.

5.8 – Rob Styles was the strictest referee dishing out a card for every 5.8 fouls committed

[thaimiller]

Some good stats there, cheers for that James.

[ThaiPauly]

Well well, very interesting.

The one about Hull City's woodwork being rattled more than any other teams in the league probably assured their survival.

Liverpool only lost twice....unbeliveable.

Frank Lampard should be in everyones fantasy league team

Gareth Bale, 24 games for Spurs and never tasted victory...wow and its an intersesting stat about Spurs not winning away against any of the big 4 in 63 attempts..amazing

Newcastle giving away nine penalties did not exactly help their cause

[StevieH]

Liverpool only lost twice....unbeliveable.

once to spurs away where we absolutely murdered them and hit the woodwork four times and then away to 'boro with our worst performance of the season. weird old year it's been.